T 2215/08 (Potassium sorbate granulate/DAICEL) vom 22.03.2012
- Europäischer Rechtsprechungsidentifikator
- ECLI:EP:BA:2012:T221508.20120322
- Datum der Entscheidung
- 22. März 2012
- Aktenzeichen
- T 2215/08
- Antrag auf Überprüfung von
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- Anmeldenummer
- 00110530.3
- IPC-Klasse
- C07C 57/10C07C 51/43
- Verfahrenssprache
- Englisch
- Verteilung
- An die Kammervorsitzenden verteilt (C)
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- Zusammenfassungen für diese Entscheidung
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- Bezeichnung der Anmeldung
- Potassium sorbate granulate and production processes thereof
- Name des Antragstellers
- DAICEL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
- Name des Einsprechenden
- Nutrinova Nutrition Specialties & Food Ingredients
- Kammer
- 3.3.10
- Leitsatz
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- Relevante Rechtsnormen
- European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56
- Schlagwörter
- Main request: novelty (no) - prior use, namely sale of product having required Na content and overall pore volume sufficiently substantiated (yes); process step of "adjusting" certain parameters implicitly disclosed by sale of product having said parameters; purpose of the claimed process not a functional technical feature
Auxiliary request 4: novelty (no) - use of a process for a particular purpose is nothing but that very same process
Auxiliary requests 1 to 3 and 5 to 7: novelty (yes) - neutralisation step not disclosed by sale of product
Auxiliary requests 1 to 3 and 5 to 7: inventive step (no) - obvious to neutralise with potassium hydroxide having low Na content in order to produce potassium sorbate having low Na content - Orientierungssatz
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ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The patent is revoked.